garden-er time

so, this weekend we spent time with some great farm friends, mark and val at their community in gardner, co. i wish i took more pictures, it is lovely there, very inspiring.
regan biked some of the way.



our plants are doing great. i am so excited to plant them in the ground and eat vegetables from them! yay!

whoa

what a day!
I sewed a fun little ditty today.

then i checked our little friends, in the mini nursery...they are awfully cute.

oooooh kay

okay, i am sad. i thought i got into pueblo zoo for my internship and i just found out i didn't. well, i didn't not, i just haven't yet. make sense?
regan made a lovely mini-nursery tonight and we planted things. i am hopeful that they will grow big and strong. a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXZgB5HUHx2nr9vLaJaenGWTPtHbB4G0UFDUy_mhDJsWYHdut0AQThxXFXHDETGShF63fhCiRm_kgCzi5XgEpxZ-IdPCKs9xuL6RZ3Nm9crl-YOyYIT8iH1xV5VLgHqfpnlNF9Q/s1600-h/100_1797.JPG">

sushi time

regan made us the most delicous sushi the other night. he prepared everything and then we made our own rolls.


we had to roll them with tin foil, so the next day i went out and bought regan a surprise!

we are excited for next time!

home

feels good to be on denver soil again. really good to see my girls again. 

we had fun in nj. really only brought my camera out for one day. we went to the shore for a bit on sunday afternoon.

it was a lovely, chilly, foggy day.



the boardwalk is one of my favorite places in the winter.



and of course, we loved victor.

first project

i sewed my first mushroom today. it is a pin cushion for my friend, henry, who sews a lot but does not have a pin cushion! i think it turned out great, but it was really hard. hopefully, i'll get better at it. 

sewing machine

this is my beautiful sewing machine, i love it!

25

well, i feel like an adult now. we'll see how long that lasts.
i had a great couple days. wednesday night regan took me to black hawk to risk some money and see if we would come out on top. well, we did. we spent about 40 dollars total and won 60$. we spent the night up there and had so much fun. i was carded every 30 seconds, i started calling regan pops. we came down on thursday and cleaned out the cellar, not many people's idea of a fun birthday, but i liked it! then went to my mom's where she cooked indian food and gave me a wonderful sewing machine. i will post pictures when i set it up later.
it was a nice break from the pain and sadness this time of year will forever bring. surprisingly enough i wasn't reminded that my dad wasn't here to see me turn 25. i focused on who was here and how blessed i am with such a beautiful family. though, as i do every single day, i missed him dearly.
tonight i made reservations at my favorite sushi restaurant, Sonoda's, for 12 of my "closest" friends. 

it was a good celebration of my birthday and in a few days i get to celebrate it again on the east coast with cassie and chris. 

today was good day

i awoke at 5 am, to a snow storm, kind of. it was lovely. when i got to school at 6 it was still dark and wintery. i have the responsibility of caring for the horses at school this week. it was a nice, chilly morning to spend time with cj, scout, yogi and gypsy. it felt like i didn't even do much, got their food together, and hay, mucked a little, ran around in the snow (just for fun), swept the tack room. but it was lovely. i have to care for them every night this week and i am thrilled.
then it took me 2 hours to get home!
went back to school for a long lecture on bovine genetics, which would have been very stimulating if it weren't so boring.
then i had my first dental. it was more than exciting. i saw them intubate her, a dog. then we each got a section of the mouth to clean. i was second and had the dirtiest part, by request. it was so satisfying to drill the tartar off of her molars. oh my. i also got to clean some of her incisors and a canine. so fun. the instructors we had we really funny and made it feel so comfortable. i loved it.
it was a good day.

christmas...

was peaceful this year.
i was worried, i am not one to enjoy emotional outbreaks, it's not something i force upon myself. i was scared that this christmas would be an overly, though most likely healthy, emotional day. i think i also felt like it had to be, there was not way to get around it. but, it was not. and i don't think that is a bad thing. we all cried a little when my mom read the card she received from her mother-in-law, my dad's mom. but it felt okay to not cry too, but to celebrate being with each other.
don't get me wrong, it is hard and sad without my dad. he had a strange way of interacting with people, with us. and it felt weird without those strange interactions and funny dad jokes. i think that in my head, this was a hurdle i had to get over. it has been 8 months without him. almost 9 and it is weird not having a dad.
when i was younger i needed my mom more than my dad, consciously. now, though i still need a mom, i find myself thinking more and more, "i'll call dad and ask him". he knew about buying houses and money and loans and cars and directions and grown up things. as much as we had our differences i miss him, and not only because he could give me directions to anywhere in colorado. i miss my dad.
i will still miss him next christmas, but i know it will be different.
hope you had a peaceful holiday also.
oh and, we officially started a tradition.
happy merry christmas.

i hate studying

Benzypenicillin : Penicillin G
Procaine Pen G and Benathine Pen G: Combi-pen
Potassium Benzylpenicillin: K Pen G
Ampicillin Trihydrate: Polyflex
Ampicillin Sodium: Omnipen
Potassium Hetacillin: Hetacin-K
Amoxicillin Trihydrate: Amoxi-Drops, Robamox
Amoxicillin Trihydrate and Clavulanate K: Clavamox
Streptomycin;Dihydrostreptomycin: Pen-Strep
Dihydrostreptomycin and Procaine Pen G: Combiotic
Amikacin Sulfate: Amiglyde-V
Gentamicin Sulfate: Gentocin
Kanamycin Sulfate: Kantrim, Kantrex
Neomycin Sulfate: Biosol
Tetracycline HCl : Achromycin, Panmycin
Oxytretacycline HCl: Terramycin,Oxy-Vet 100
Chlortetracycline HCl : Aureomycin
Doxycycline : Vibramycin
Cefadroxil Monohydrate: Cefa-Tabs
Cefazolin Sodium : Kefzol
Cephalexin: Keflex
Cephalothin: Keflin
Enrofloxacin: Baytril
Orbifloxacin : Orbax
Ciprofloxacin: Cipro
Marbofloxacin: Zeniquin
Erythromycin: Erythrocin
Tylosin: Tylan
Bacitracin, Polymixin B, Neomycin: Neo-Bacimyx, Tri-Thalmic, Neosporin
Chloramphenicol : Chlormycetin, Chlormycetin Na Succinate
Griseofulvin : Fulvicin
Ketconazole : Nizoral
Amphotericin B: Fungizone
Thiabendazole, Dexamthazone, Neomycin: Tresaderm
Mycostatin: Nystatin
Miconazole: Conofite
Nystatin, Neomycin, Thiostrepton, Tramcinolone Acetonide: Panalog
Sulfadimethoxine : Bactrovet, Albon
Sulfasalazine: Azulfadine
Silver Sulfadine Cream: Silvadene, Thermazine
Sulfadimethoxine and Ormetopri: Primor
Sulfadiazine and Trimethoprim: Tribressen, Di-Trim
Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim: Bactrim
Metronidazole: Flagyl
Acetylpromazine: Acepromazine, Promace
Chlorpromazine: Thorazine
Trimeprazine: Temaril
Promazine: Sparine
Droperidol: Innovar-Vet
Azaperone: Stresnil
Diazepam: Valium
Midazolam: Versed
Zolazepam and Tiletamine: Telazol
Phenytoin: Dilantin
Mephobarbital: Mebarol
Mephobarbital and Phenytoin: Mebrain- V
Pentobarbital: Euthanasia 5, Fatal Plus
Thiopental Sodium: Pentothal
Metho-hexital: Surrital
Doxapram HCl :Dopram-V
Bethanechol CHl: Urecholine
Atropine Sulfate: Atropine
Glycopyrrolate: Robinul-V
Aminopentamide: Centrine
Epinephrine: Adrenalin
Norepinephrine: Levophed
Isoproterenol: Isuprel
Dopamine: Intropin
Phenylephrine: Neosynephine
Propranolol: Inderal
Dioctyl Sodium Succinate: Colace
Dioctyl Calcium Sulfosuccinate: Surfak
Vasopressin: Pitrissen
Prochloperazine: Compazine
Diphenoxalate and Atropine: Lomotil
Cimetidine: Tagament
Ranitidine: Zantac
Pancrealipsae: Viokase-V
Dexamethazone: Dexate, Azium
Dexamethazone Sodium Phosphate: Decadrom, Dexate SP
Betamethazone: Celestone
Betamethazone SP and Betamethazone Acetate: Betavet, Soluspan
Betamethazone Diropionate and Betamethazone SP: Betasone
Methylprednisolone: Medrol
Methylprednisolone Acetate :Depo-Medrol
Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate: Solu-Delta Cortef
Triamcinolone Acetonide: Vetalog
Phenylbutazone: Butazolidin
Acetylsalicylic Acid: Aspirin
Acetylsalicylic Acid and Aluminum Mg Hydroxide: Ascriptin
Acetaminophen: Tylenol
Dimethysulfoxide: DoMoSo
Carprofen: Rimadyl
Etodolac: Etogesic
Deracoxib: Deramaxx
Tepoxalin: Zubrin
Flunixin Meglumine: Banamine
Meloxicam: Metacam
Meperidine HCl: Demerol
Oxymorphone: Numorphan
Butorphanol: Torbugesic, Torbutol
Buprenorphine: Buprenex
Hydromorphone :Dilaudid
Fentanyl : Sublimaze
Naloxone: Narcan
Etorphine :M99
Furosemide: Lasix
Mannitol : Osmitrol

it's been awhile

the girls and i had a photo shoot. they were slightly uncooperative.
but they sure are cute:



i brushed their teeth today and lola is most definitely teething. it looks so painful!

and i don't think i've updated since halloween. if was a fun night of opening the door to trick or treaters (too many of them not dressed up!) and dancing at a friend/neighbors.



i am a firefighter, with an extinguisher that worked!, regan is a "sexy pirate" again.

a small dose of comic relief

with moves like this who cares who wins!

pumpkin carving party

so we had our 3rd annual pumpkin carving party last weekend. it was really fun.
here's my pumpkin:

and here's regan's:


wow.

warmth for the first snow

they say it is supposed to snow tonight. well, don't worry we are ready with our new, warm pellet stove.



hopefully, we will stay warm this winter. last winter we wore our down jacket while in the house...not fun.
our annual pumpkin carving party is this weekend. we are excited. plus, we are almost to mid terms in school, then thanksgiving break and finals and christmas!!! so excited.

enjoy your cool weather, i hope you have somewhere warm to go.

vail weekend

we went to vail this weekend. it was so nice and relaxing. it is the peak season for the colors changing and it was gorgeous.



we went on a 3 hour bike ride. it was so fun, but i was tired.

we had to leave the dogs in denver. Niña stayed with regan's boss. but she ran away to home. ugh. luckily someone found her and called me. Lola stayed with a friend and she said lola was a perfect house guest, minus peeing on my friends bed! oops!

school starts today, so i am trying to get psyched for my 5 o'clock class. it isn't working, so far. vacation is just too fun!

couple funny things

september 19th was talk like a pirate day, hope everyone participated. regan and i did, regan more than myself.



also, i cut all my hairs off. kind of.

lots of changes

first off, no one stole our movie. we just got baby mama and it is cute.
we did end up going to jackson hole and had so much fun. we went on hikes and went camping and swimming and boating. it
was very relaxing and we had some good conversations.





and also we DID get the puppy i wanted. we haven't named her, so please give me ideas. i am thinking lola.





not sure if Niña likes her, we'll see.

oh me oh my

it has been a busy month.
last month we went to beautiful south dakota for a wedding. it was really nice to leave for a long weekend, plus it was gorgeous, i am so mad we didn't take any pictures!
i just took a final and i have another one in a couple hours, then one tomorrow and I AM DONE for 2 1/2 weeks. yeah! at this point i don't even care about studying, i just want to be done.
after changing our minds 4 times we decided (i think) on going to jackson hole, wy for my break. we love it there and have really wonderful friends there. it won't be warm, which is slightly sad, but we are stopping at some hot springs, somewhere. i am excited.
we've been toying with the idea of buying our house and getting a new puppy, specifically a catahoula. i am not counting on either. the house is in such bad shape it would have to be dirt cheap to make it worth it and i am the ONLY one excited about a new puppy. sad. 

regan did a tri last weekend. it was to raise money for the non-profit/charity of your choice. he did okay.

oh, and i put our netflix movie out in the mail and i think someone stole it. 

new tradition

our new tradition just arrived in the mail: Joyeux Noel.

so now, no matter where we are at christmas eve, we will watch this.

in other news. school's almost out for the fall break! ah, sigh of relief. we are planning on going to nicaragua for the two weeks. so far, it is going good. i am just so ready to be DONE! i did get see a surgery on a perianal hernia. 

pretty cool. we also had our vaccine clinic and it was very empowering. 

since i am boring myself i will quit now.